Sega Bets on Dreamcast
To Catch the Next Wave

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Sega Enterprises Ltd. wiped out on the last big video-game wave. But a machine called Dreamcast could be its lifeline.

The Japanese company said it has already sold one million of the powerful new game system in Japan. Now Sega is gearing up to launch Dreamcast in the U.S. this fall, and it already has advance orders of 250,000 to 300,000 units from U.S. retailers, said Bernard Stolar, president of Sega of...